Access to postdiagnostic support for ethnic minority groups

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Access to postdiagnostic support for ethnic minority groups

Please update your RDS mobile app to version 4.7.1

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.

To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

Service providers of postdiagnostic support should offer culturally sensitive services tailored to the needs of people with dementia and their carers. Information for people with dementia from minority ethnic groups and their carers should be provided in their own language with culturally appropriate information.

Healthcare professionals should be aware of the possibility of increased stigma among minority ethnic populations. These groups are less likely to recognise the symptoms of dementia as an illness, and more likely to ascribe these symptoms to the ageing process.